Chandigarh, September 12
The Congress today warned that the state was being pushed towards bankruptcy by an inexperienced Aam Aadmi Party government, which it claimed lacked expertise and competence, particularly about fiscal management.
Spokespersons Hardeep Singh Kingra, Arshdeep Singh Khadial and Jaskaran Singh Kahlon said it was for the first time in Punjab’s fiscal history that a government had made Rs 5,500 crore revenue expenditure in its first quarter.
“Given the rate at which the government is spending money and taking loans, by the end of its term, Punjab’s debt may go up to Rs 7 lakh crore from the current Rs 3 lakh crore,” Kingra said. He pointed out that the government paid Rs 44.85 lakh for the helicopter ride of Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal to Gujarat. “Why did the Delhi Government not pay the helicopter bill?” he asked.
